Round 8 Edmonton Race Thread (Race Spoilers) - Page 2

marcus · 21 Jul 2007, 20:53 (Ref:1969417)

Paul Tracy had an allmighty spin and took the nose of his car off.
Alex Figge has gone to the medical centre after he spun and hit a grass verge and got the car airborne , maybe he is complaining of back pain.

she's a wild old time in Edmonton

Purist · 21 Jul 2007, 21:18 (Ref:1969434)

Will Power has pole, I believe; Q2 results are up.

marcus · 21 Jul 2007, 21:25 (Ref:1969443)

starting grid is posted above

luke · 21 Jul 2007, 23:32 (Ref:1969527)

I personally want to see Rahal win, if not I'm very happy to see Will Power win.

racerkeke · 22 Jul 2007, 03:48 (Ref:1969582)

Quote:

Originally Posted by icemachine

Are the drivers pushing the cars too hard or is it something to do with track setup? So many errors in practice doesn't bode well for the race count

I think it's both. For Tracy it seemed to be a case of trying too hard -- he'd nearly lost it in the previous lap. Just when I'd gotten my heart rate back under control here he came again, and this time he did lose it.

The other thing is that there's a ton of dust on the course. They run the jet religiously between sessions but the prairie wind just brings all the dust back. Of course, that wind also keeps us poor corner workers from frying!

Anybody see Power tear the front wing off on the driver's left curbing between 2 and 3 after making his pole lap? We can't believe how much all of them have been clouting the FIAs. Tracy hits the driver's right curb so hard he's completely airborne. Next best in style points is Heylen in #34.

Wish Racegypsy and me luck for tomorrow,
keke

marcus · 22 Jul 2007, 09:11 (Ref:1969715)

have a great day racerkeke , this is looking like being another cracker of an event

marcus · 22 Jul 2007, 16:23 (Ref:1970221)

morning warm up results

1 R. Doornbos 58.675
2 S. Bourdais 58.808
3 A. Tagliani 58.884
4 S. Pagenaud 59.185
5 J. Wilson 59.205
6 G. Rahal 59.209
7 K. Legge 59.431
8 N. Jani 59.905
9 W. Power 59.943
10 B. Junqueira 1:00.079
11 J. Heylen 1:00.312
12 P. Tracy 1:00.331
13 A. Figge 1:00.450
14 D. Clarke 1:00.484
15 O. Servia 1:00.997
16 R. Dalziel 1:01.192
17 M. Dominguez 1:01.305

marcus · 22 Jul 2007, 19:03 (Ref:1970401)

the race is just about to get underway

Matt · 22 Jul 2007, 19:12 (Ref:1970406)

Why do the commentators continue to call Jani as "Jah-nee?" I though it was "Yah-nee." Same with Doornbos.

luke · 22 Jul 2007, 19:27 (Ref:1970427)

I say Jaa-ni I hate it when some say Jar-ni which the eurosport inter feed guys say, I donno which is correct.

marcus · 22 Jul 2007, 19:53 (Ref:1970450)

Dominguez is out , thats a shame really , he got his chance today and made a pretty good start , but it seems some sort of engine problem has put him out

luke · 22 Jul 2007, 20:55 (Ref:1970519)

Bourdais' 29th career win... shame about power and doornbos.

marcus · 22 Jul 2007, 21:05 (Ref:1970529)

actually its his 27th Career win , but a dominating performance

luke · 22 Jul 2007, 23:34 (Ref:1970625)

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcus

actually its his 27th Career win , but a dominating performance

Really? I thought JS or JH on the commentary said 29th....

Anyway that mid season luck form Bourdais to the end...hope its not the start of it.

mac · 23 Jul 2007, 01:15 (Ref:1970686)

What a shame for Power!

Could have been an awesome weekend for Australian motorsport - Webber's podium, MotoGP domination, and Power...

But it wasn't to be... hopefully he can bounce back quickly.

Charlies · 24 Jul 2007, 10:39 (Ref:1971962)

Quote:

Originally Posted by luke

I say Jaa-ni I hate it when some say Jar-ni which the eurosport inter feed guys say, I donno which is correct.

It is annoying; he's Swiss so it must surely be Jaa-ni. I like the commentary team, except for Hinchcliffe's use of 'tragic' to describe disappointment. In motor racing 'tragic' should be used only when it should be.

Bit of a dull race, it seems when F1 has a great race all other championships should be unusually processional (CCWS, IRL, MotoGP). Bourdais looks like he'll have one last title, with his main challengers having a bad race. Good race for Wilson, Rahal and Pagenaud though and on a great track too.

Peter Ford · 25 Jul 2007, 02:36 (Ref:1972679)

I was really looking forwards to seeing the race,i taped it and watched it last night,man i enjoyed the race,which was the first champcar i seen since the final round in 06, and seeing the race starting as a standing race was great two,the championship start off great with 3 differnt drivers battling it out for the cup,but once Australia,got the races again,look like bourdais is going to be the main contender again.

D.R.T. · 26 Jul 2007, 04:12 (Ref:1973579)

Good to see 7 promoting the coverage throughout the v8 event aswell

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